eWorld – Essen 11th to 13th February
The “e-world” exhibition takes place next week in Essen, Germany (see here). This sees a gathering of a large cross section of Europe’s energy industry. Anyone wishing to meet on the…
Position limit consultation responses published
ESMA has published the responses received to the consultation recently run on the MiFID II position limit regime (see here). The responses can be found here. Some organisations such as…
MiFID II is two years old
It is now exactly two year since "the day of the MiFID" arrived on 3rd January 2018 and MiFID II started to apply (see here). MiFID II brought some significant…
Regulation in 2020 – what can we expect?
As in previous years, as 2020 opens, we will dedicate this first post to considering what will keep us busy over the coming months in the regulatory world of energy…
2019 draws to a close
For many, this is the final working day of 2019, although some will continue to keep things moving during the holiday period. Our opening post of the year (see here)…
ESMA MAR documents – more regulatory activity expected
ESMA released a series of documents relating to MAR towards the end of last week: STOR peer review report (here) - The report reveals that the number of STORs submitted…
Fines in the financial markets
A 2 million Euro fine has been issued under MAR to ABN Amro for late disclosure of inside information. The notice can be found here. In the UK, the PRA…
ESMA opens consultation on MiFID II position limits
ESMA has opened a consultation on the MiFID II position limits and position management regimes, following a “call for evidence” earlier this year (see here). The consultation document can be…
MAR consultation
ESMA yesterday opened a consultation as part of the "MAR Review"which can be found here. It includes several proposed changes that cover the entirety of MAR. It also contains a…
Updated EMIR Q+A
Yesterday ESMA issued an updated version of the EMIR Questions and Answers document, which can be found here. There are several updates, some of which relate to the consequences of…